School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)

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1. Local Place Names - Mullinahone

   

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   Muileann na h-Uamhan or The Mill of the Cave is the name of our local village. The mill is situated less than a quarter of a mile outside the village and is still the corn mill used by all the farmers in the district. The cave is a rather unusual one, with its opening at the bridge nearest Mullinahone on the road locally known as The Rocks' Road. At this point the small river which farther down turns the mill wheel, disappears underground through the cave and does not again appear till a spot called "Poll Water" is reached. At this point about 100 yards from the bridge, the water appears as a well, and thence continues its course at first west and then south towards the mill. About 30 yds

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Mary Jo Tobin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Alec Redmond

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   52

   Occupation

   Shopkeeper

   Address

   Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary